Spirit of Red Cross still shines in the country after 120 years

The Red Cross Society of China marked the 120th anniversary of its founding at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday.

The society has made important contributions to protecting the life and health of the Chinese people over the past 120 years, carrying forward the humanitarian spirit, safeguarding human dignity and promoting social peace and progress.

The Red Cross Society of China has, from the very start, focused on carrying forward the humanitarian spirit and promoting peace and progress, which is an important reason why it has won wide respect. From organizing rescue and disaster relief work, to organizing emergency rescue training, from participating in the promotion of unpaid blood donation, body and human organ donation, to organizing Red Cross volunteer services, every responsibility undertaken by the society is closely related to the public.

The more detailed the work, the better image the society can cultivate, and the more trust it can win from the public.

Since 2012, the national Red Cross system has closely focused on the central tasks of the Party and the State to promote the accelerated development of the cause of the Red Cross, making historical achievements. It has established a regional cooperation mechanism for emergency rescue and actively integrated into the country’s overall emergency response system.

It participated in major disaster relief work during the heavy rainstorm in Zhengzhou, Henan province, in 2021, flood prevention and relief work in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in 2023, and diaster relief and aid efforts following an earthquake in Jishishan county, Gansu province, in December 2023. It also participated in the offering of air medical support for the Beijing Winter Olympics, and volunteer services for the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, achieving full coverage of automated external defibrillator services for competition venues in Olympic history for the first time.

What the Red Cross holds high is not only a spirit, but also a flag. According to the previous plan, the number of grassroots organizations of the society will reach 150,000 by 2024, with 20 million staff members and 2 million registered volunteers, all of whom are shaping the society’s image, undertakings, mission and responsibility.

With the implementation of the newly revised Law on the Red Cross Society, the development of China’s Red Cross cause has increasingly entered the track of legalization and institutionalization, and its responsibilities, property and supervision will be subject to the framework of a more sound legal system.